Supernatural: Life Beyond Season 6?

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CW's president comments on the coming year, and whether the show will go on after that.

By Eric Goldman

The CW's president Dawn Ostroff spoke to the press today at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour and was asked about the decision to renew Supernatural for a sixth season - given the show had originally been planned as a five-year series by creator Eric Kripke.

Said Ostroff, "Creatively I think it had its strongest season ever. We also saw that the ratings went up. Eric Kripke, who's been a fantastic executive producer and showrunner, felt that the show should go on – he had more stories to tell." Ostroff noted that they were very excited about the newly promoted Sera Gamble -- who has taken over as showrunner -- and that at the same time, "Eric is still involved in a day to day basis."

"When they came in and pitched us ideas for the new season, we were excited," said Ostroff of Season 6. She described the season as, "A bit of a throwback" to Season 1, except, "Sam is a little more like Dean and Dean is a little more like Sam." Saying she felt the new storyline was "innovative," she remarked, "We're excited that the show will be back. "

So could the show continue past Season 6? "I would hope so," said Ostroff, adding, "We're all feeling really enthusiastic for Supernatural."